> That actually sounds like a good idea, a consolidation per say.  I've
> been
> away for a long time and am unsure if all of the ego's (which in my
> opinion was one of the reasons fidonet died so quickly) are still in play
> and would kill that type of idea.
 
When I showed up a few weeks ago, a big brouhaha was going on over gating
usenet posts to Fidonet, and vice-versa.  Some people don't like change or
Fidonet leaking out onto the internet, while others like to see Fidonet
expand and adapt to the times. It's hard to choose a side for me, since I
see reasoning on both sides.  So while I wouldn't rule out the possibility
of people being against other networks meshing back into Fidonet, I'm not
sure what exactly the complaints could be, either.  But I was just thinking
that the reason there are other networks might be to in fact avoid the
politics here in the first place.
 
Personally I feel that nearly any idea that could bring even a couple new
people into the fold is worth considering.  Popularity happens in a
snowball effect, and you have to start somewhere.

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